NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round-up of today’s news.

Pictured at the launch of the 97th Dublin City Liffey Swim were Colm Kinsella, Aine McCarthy, Niall Rafferty, Yvon McCarthy, Kai Griffin English, David Kelly (Rower) and Hugo Camacho Romero. Jason Clarke Photography Jason Clarke Photography

IRISH

• Questions have been raised over the training of priests in Maynooth.
• A man in his 20s died after his car left the road in County Tipperary.
• Roscommon was the hottest place in Ireland last month.
• Dublin Bus strike looks likely as drivers get set to vote on industrial action.
• A total of 21 people died on Irish roads this month.
• Gardaí have renewed their appeal for information regarding baby Alannah, who was found dead at a Bray recycling plant.
• As part of TheJournal.ie‘s series into schools and divestment, we looked into how Ireland’s bishops responded to being asked to hand over their schools.

WORLD

President Barack Obama reacts to a questions asked by a member of the foreign press during a joint news conference with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Pablo Martinez Monsivais Pablo Martinez Monsivais

#FATHER HAMEL: Thousands gathered to bid farewell to the French priest murdered by two jihadists last week.

#BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: The Pope has lamented that children are being taught that gender is a choice.

#CHINA: Thieves used tear gas on Chinese tourists outside a hotel near Paris’s Charles de Gaulle airport and made off with their luggage.

#USA: US President Barack Obama has criticised Donald Trump, saying he is “woefully unprepared” and “unfit” to serve as president.

INNOVATION

•  The next phones will unlock when you look at them, but how do they work?
• Think you know how many devices access your accounts? This is how you can check

PARTING SHOT

With the Olympics kicking off, The Atlantic takes an in depth look at the police force that operates in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

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